As if the leaderboard through 36 holes wasn’t good enough, Dustin Johnson decided he wanted to take control of the tournament, setting up what could be DJ vs Brooks Koepka duel.
Out of nowhere, Haotong Li became the first Chinese man to lead at the end of a round in a men’s Major championship, while Jason Day shares second place.
The golf gods were extremely kind to Thomas, who took advantage and claimed his 13th career PGA Tour victory in Memphis, making a bit of history in the process.
Though Day hasn’t won since May 2018 at the Wells Fargo Championship, there was no long build-up that pointed towards a change was in the offing, says Swatton.
Sick of playing the blame game, Jason Day has credited a positive mindset and an improved putting performance for logging just his second top-10 finish in more than 12 months at the Workday Charity Open in Ohio.
Playing with the spectre of a COVID-19 test result hanging over his head, Jason Day’s first made cut since the PGA Tour’s resumption was thankfully positive in a purely golf sense.
After receiving a negative result on a COVID-19 test that he requested Saturday morning, Jason Day played the third round of the Travelers Championship as a single as a precautionary measure.
